#The godfather 1 and 2 full#
When Sollozzo and an Irish police captain are murdered by Michael, the conflict escalates into a full scale war which results in Santino's death and Michael, despite his wishes, ascending to the head of the family. After Don Vito Corleone is shot by men working for drug dealer Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo, his two sons, Santino and Michael must run the family business with the help of consigliere Tom Hagen and the two capos Peter Clemenza and Salvatore Tessio. The plot deals with a mob war fought between the Corleone family and the other four of the Five Families of New York. The operational side of the organization is headed by two caporegimes, Peter Clemenza and Salvatore Tessio. Serving under the Don is his oldest son Santino, who serves as underboss. The Corleone family is in fact a criminal organization with national influence, notably protection, extortion, gambling and union racketeering. Its central theme follows that it is Michael's destiny to replace his father as the head of the family, despite his determination to lead a more Americanized life with his girlfriend (and eventual wife) Kay Adams. However, the story's central character is actually Michael. The godfather referred to in the title is generally taken to be Vito.
#The godfather 1 and 2 movie#
Vito Corleone is also the godfather of a singer and movie star Johnny Fontane. He also has an informally adopted son, Tom Hagen, who became the Corleones' consigliere. Vito has four children: Santino "Sonny" Corleone, Fredo Corleone, Michael Corleone, and Constanzia "Connie" Corleone. The Corleone family patriarch is Vito Corleone, whose surname ( Italian for "Lionheart") recalls the town of Corleone, Sicily. Although it is widely reported that Puzo was inspired to use " Godfather" as a designator for a Mafia leader from his experience as a reporter, the term The Godfather was first used in connection with the Mafia during Joe Valachi's testimony during the 1963 United States congressional hearing on organized crime. Some controversy surrounds the title of the book and its underworld implications. Neil Fujita whose design featured a large Gothic-style letter "G" with a long curl at the top emphasizing the first three letters of the title, accompanied by the hands of a puppeteer holding a set of strings over the "father" portion of the word. The first and second films are widely considered to be two of the greatest films of all time.
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Two film sequels, including new contributions by Puzo himself, were made in 19. It formed the basis for a 1972 film of the same name. The book introduced Italian criminal terms like consigliere, caporegime, Cosa Nostra, and omertà to an English-speaking audience. The novel covers the years 1945 to 1955, and also provides the back story of Vito Corleone from early childhood to adulthood. It details the story of a fictitious Sicilian Mafia family based in New York City and headed by Don Vito Corleone, who became synonymous with the Italian Mafia. The Godfather is a crime novel written by Mario Puzo, originally published in 1969 by G.
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It is almost the equal of family." ―Vito Corleone